Shovel attachment for tractors



OL 7, 1930. Y L. M.- BEARLAND f 157,77907 sHovEL ATTACHMENT FOR TRAcToRs Find June 25, 192e 4 Sheets-sneu ,2

ATTORN EY Oct. 7, 1930.

' L. M. BEARLAND SHOVEL ATTACHMENT F'OR TRACTORS Filed June 25, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 oct. 7, 193.0.v

L. M. BEARLAND SHQVEL ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed June 25, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ZJ- y ATTORNEY Patented Oct.7,1930 l I f "j l i t AThis inventioiivrelate to a? power shovel,` journa-led thereinvzhieh` `carries aH toothed thegeiieralfebjeot' oftheinvention'being"to wheel 13and a lyoke 14 is pivotedto the provide' a fwheeled truck for" sul'iiortiigrthe shafty and straddlesthe4 wheel 13. Thisyoke shovel andits assoeiated `partegwith means hasxrotatably supported thereina roller 15. for*propelling'thetruck` and operatingthe The shovel is shownlat 1G andlaraek'bar shovehfroma tractor; y 17 has its lower end connected with the This inventionalso eensistsin'eertain other shovel, the rack bar passing threugh the features* of construction and in the combina-` yoke between the wheel 13 andthe rollerL 15 tion and a-rra-ngeinentV of `thei several parts, With its teeth engagingtheteeth` of tba-Wheel lb to be hereinafter fullyrdeseribn'ed,"illustrated 13 so that by rotating the shaft; the ra'el `60 in@ the-1aeeomfianyingdrawings and speeiiiealbar vwiththeshevel is raised and lowered. y A

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diatefltheedtoflthefframefahslaft 12 is these\drumsbeingxnormallyheldcontraeted 100 Y by the weighted bell cranks 41 which are pivotally supported from the uprights 42 on the body 1 and connected with the bands. These bell cranks are adapted to be moved to raised position to expand the bands through means of the pedals 43 arranged on the traetor and connected with the bell cranks by the rods del. A pulley Zl5 is keyed to the shaft 23 and a belt llpasses over this pulley and over the pulley 47 of the tractor. Thus the shaft 23 is rotated from the Vpulley of the tractor.

The bottom of the flange of the platform 8 is provided with the teeth 4:8 which are engaged by the gear i9 rotatably arranged on the shaft 23 and a clutch 50 is adapted to connect the gear 19 with the shaft and disconnect it therefrom. This clutch 50 is operated from the pedal 51 on the tractor by means of the rod 52 and the bell crank 53 which is connected with the collar of the clutch. Each pedal is provided with a spring 54 for normally holding the pedal with the parts attached `thereto in inoperative position.

A cable 55 is connected with the rear Ypart of the shovel 16 and passes over a guiding part on the frame 10 and is connected with the steering column of the tractor so vthat it can be easily grasped by the driver of the tractorand pulled upon to dump the shovel.

From the foregoing it will be seen thatthe shaft 23 is driven from the pulley of the tractor and that the drum 22, the shaft 31 and the gear 49 are normally disengaged from the shaft 23, the drum 22 and the shaft 31 being normally held stationary by their brakes. Thus when it is desired to turn the platform or turntable 8 to place the shovel in the desired position, the pedalll is depressed to shift the clutch 50 into engagement with the gear fl9 so that said gear will be connected with the shaft 23 and thus the platform will be partly rotated to position the shovel. Then the pedal is released so as to disconnect the gear Li9 from the sha-ft 23. 'Vhen the shovel is to be raised, both of the pedals 34 and 4143 are depressed, these pedals being placed close together so that one foot of the operator can depress'both pedals and the depression of these pedals will release the brake of the drum 22 and at the same time move the clutch 33 into operative position so that the cable-18 will be wound upon the drum, thus swinging the shovel upwardly and outwardly and at the same time the pedals 35 and 43 on the right hand side of the tractor are depressed to release the brake from the drum 39 on the shaft 31 and at the same time to shift the shaft so as to place one of the gears 30 thereon in mesh with the gear 39 to cause the operation of the rack gear 13, which will move the bar 17 and the shovel upwardly at the same time the bar and shovel are swung outwardly by the cable 18. This action will fill the shovel and then by releasing the brake pedals, the parts will be held with the shovel raised and then the platform can be moved to position the shovel over a wagon or the like. Then the cable 55 is pulled to dump the shovel.

Of course, means must be provided whereby the pedal 35, when in fully raised position, will hold the shaft 31 with the gears 3() out of mesh with the gear 29 and then, when the pedal is partly depressed, one gear 31 will be moved into mesh with the gea-r 29 and when the pedal is fully depressed, the opposite gear 31 will be moved into mesh with the gear 29. A hand lever can be substituted for this pedal, if desired.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

llhat I claim is Y A power shovel comprising a frame having an upright of tubular construction thereon, a disk connected with the upper end of the upright, a flanged turntable on the disk, with vits flange extending downwardly over the edge of the disk, rollers on the flange engaging the under face of the disk, the lower edge ofthe flange being toothed, a power shaft journaled in the frame and passing through the tubular part, a gear loosely vmounted on the shaft and meshing with the teeth on the flange, clutch means for connecting the gear with the shaft, a beam carried by the turntable, ay rack bar, a shovel. at the lower end ofthe rack bar, guiding means on the beam for the bar, a shaft carried by the beam, a toothed wheel on said shaft engaging the rack bar, a` longitudinally extending shaft carried by the beam, gears Connecting the upper end of the shaft with the shaft carrying the toothed wheel. a vertically arranged stub shaft journaled in the platform, gears connecting the upper end of said stub shaft with the lower end of the longitudinal. shaft, a hollow `shaft slidably and non-rotatably arranged on the power shaft, a pair of beveled gears on. said hollow shaft, a beveled gear on the lower end of the stub shaft for meshing with either one of said pair of gears. manual-- ly operated means for moving the hollow shaft to space the beveled gears thereon from the beveled gear on the stub shaft or to place either gear on the hollow shaft in mesh with the gear on the stub shaft, a drum loosely arranged on the drive shaft, a cable connected with the drum and with the shovel and clutch means for connecting the drum with the drive shaft. i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LAWRENCE M. BEARLAND. 

